Hillary Ferguson was born in Alliance, Ohio and was influenced at an early age in the area of photography by her late grandfather, Richard Summers. Watching him take photographs with his old manual camera influenced her to pursue photography as a young adult. She attended Ohio University, studying portraiture, fashion and still life photography. Hillary recalls one of the greatest experiences was her opportunity to learn from the talented Nicholas Eveleigh, a New York City photographer, during her summer internship. Hillary was awarded Outstanding Graduate at Ohio Universitys School of Visual Communication. Since then, she has lived in the Columbus, Ohio area and has worked as a photographer for Prism Marketing Communications and as a freelance assistant. She is currently enjoying working as a freelance photographer.